Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) Abhaya Team-1 staff have rescued a horse that was fallen inside an open big drain in J.P. Nagar on Wednesday morning. It is learnt that the horse, which was grazing near the open drain on Tuesday night, accidentally fell inside the drain. As it was dark, nobody had noticed…
RDPR Department to hold Gram Sabhas on Child Rights from Nov.13 to 30
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Children’s Day celebrations, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department will be holding a fortnight-long Gram Sabhas on Child Rights across the State from Nov.13 to 30. According to the Department directive, the Sabhas are held since 2006 in accordance with a rule under Protection of Child Rights and Children…
Apollo BGS Hospitals holds awareness rally on World Stroke Day
November 4, 2021Mayor launches AI technology-enabled advanced stroke management programme Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, had organised a rally on Oct. 29 to mark World Stroke Day. The team of doctors, nurses, paramedics and staff went around the hospital with messages like SpotStrokeStopStroke, Act F.A.S.T., Seconds Count, Minutes Matter for stroke awareness. Later, Mayor Sunanda Pala-netra launched…
‘Karnataka Vaggeya Vahini’ on Nov. 6
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, will be presenting the seventh episode under its ongoing series, ‘Karnataka Vaggeya Vahini’, aimed at introducing compositions of senior vaggeyakaras of Karnataka on Saturday. In this episode, a composition of Prof. R. Visweswaran, senior vainika, musicologist and composer, will be premiered on Sabha’s YouTube channel, ‘Sri Thyagaraja…
Woman killed, son injured as lorry hits bike
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman was killed on the spot, while her son suffered serious injuries when a sugarcane-laden lorry rammed into the bike they were riding on the Ring Road near J.P. Nagar on Monday afternoon. While the deceased woman has been identified as Mahadevamma (45), her seriously injured son is 27-year-old Vijay Kumar, residents of…
Unidentified man run over by train
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man has been run over by a train between Metagalli and Belagola Railway Stations on Oct. 30. The deceased is aged about 40 years and has tattoos ‘OM’ and ‘HINDU’ on his right hand and ‘MADHU’ on his left hand. Mysuru Railway Police, who have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary, have…
Jashne Ghouse-Ul-Wara celebrations from Nov. 6 to 17
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Jashne Ghouse-Ul-Wara will be celebrated for 11 days from Nov. 6 to 17 at various Mosques and Madries in city, according to Hafeez Ulla Shariff, Convenor of Sarkar Mehaboob Subhani Foundation at Lashkar Mohalla. During the 11-day celebrations, Ulmas, Ahle Sunnath-wo-Jamath and Khateeb will speak on the life of Hazarath Shaik Abdul Khadar Jeelani…
‘Yuvajanotsava helps in unearthing young talents’
November 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Yuvajanotsava provides a notable platform for unearthing young talents, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the youths must utilise this opportunity for taking forward their career. He was speaking after inaugurating Mysuru District-level Yuvajanotsava event organised jointly by Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Nehru Yuva Kendra and…
Festival brings no light to clay diya-makers
November 4, 2021Diminishing demand, cheap Chinese lamps leave traditional potters in the lurch By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Cheap, colourful and attractive Chinese lights in the market have affected the livelihood and income of clay craftsmen (potters) badly. Potters in and around Mysuru say that for the past several years during Deepavali festival, Chinese lights are more in…
Is Shiva the Destroyer of Evil?
November 4, 2021By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular understanding of the mythology, Brahma is called the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver and Shiva, the Destroyer. When you ask people why Shiva is called the destroyer, they will answer, it is because he is the destroyer of evil. But if Shiva is the destroyer…
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